Shoe-blacking machine



S. M. BLUNT.

SHOE BLACKING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED 05c 10. 1920.

1,430, 786. Patented Oct. 3, 1922.

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BL'UNT, or rrierniro, ALABAMA.

SHOE-BLAGKING MACHINE.

[application filed December 10, 1920. Serial No. 4129,1 54.

To all 1117mm it may concern:

Be it known that l, SoLoirow M. BL NT, a citizen of the United Fltates,residing at Plateau, in the county of llflobile, State of Alabama, laveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Blanking hi5.-chines; and I do hercljiy declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates t new and useful improvements in shoe slacking;-machines and particularly to mechanically operated. shoe blackingmachines.

One object of the invention is to provide a machine of this characterwhich effectively operates to polish the toes a d heels ofshoes, andwhich is capable of o'perationby hi f or motive power.

Another object is to provide a device of this character by means ofwhich a number of shoes may be polished at the same "line.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent 'tron'i the follmvingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

in the drmvings:

Figure l a front elevation of the machine showing the mechanism.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the mechanismon the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure l is an end view of the machine showing the driving: wheels andbelts.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings 10 represents aplurality of supports carrying the bearings 11 in which are rotatablysupported the shafts 12 and 18. The former of the shafts is locatedadjacent the upper ends of the supports, while the latter is locatedadjacent the lower portions thereof. The shaft 12 is formed with aplurality of cranks 14: and let to which are pivotally connected thepitmen 15 and 15. The shaft 13 is similarly formed with an equal numberof cranks 16 and 16, and pivotally connected to these cranks are thepitmen 17 and 17. Secured to the supports, and extending in longitudinalparallel relation to the shafts 12 and 1., are the stationary rods 18and 19, the former being located forwardly of and slightly below theplane of the shaft 12, while the rod 19 is located above the shaft 13and slightly in wardly thereof. 1 @n the rod 18 are mounted obliquelextending arms 20, each having an eye formed in its outer end for theslidable reception of the link which is pivotally connected to a pitman15. On the outer end of each link is carried a clamp for holding one endof the heel polishing cloth 2%, the other end of said cloth being heldby the clau'm of the next adjacent link. it will be noted 1 at thepitmen 15 and 15 and thelinks 22 reciprocate forwardly and rearwardly ina horizontal. plane to draw the cloth backwardly and forwardly againstthe heel of the shoe. I

ltlounted on the rod 19 are the obliquely ei-itending .15, formed withthe cute terminal eyes 2Gand 26 for the slidable reception of the link2?. and 7, which are pivotally connected to thepitnien 17 and 1'5. Itwill be noted that the pitmen 17 and 17 and the links 2? and 27reciprocate vertically, and on the outer end of each of the links aclamp 28 for holding one end AU oitthe toe polishing cloth 29. Thisarrange ent permits the drawing of the cloth 29 lvickwardly andforwardly across the toe of the shoe.

l i'vo'tally connected t each pitman 1? is a link 22 carrying on itsouter end a clamp :tor engagement with the interm diate portion of thecloth 24-. It will be noted that the cranks 1% are arranged to move forwardly and'backwardly, in unison, and in the same direction, while thecrank 151 moves simultaneous y therewith, but in the opposite direction.Thus, as the links move forwardly, the link 22 will move rearwardly,with the result that the outer ends of the cloth 2% will be d1". wnforwardly by the backward pull of the link 22, on the,inter-mediateportion of the cloth. The two shoes of the customer are placed on thefootrests R, and by the above described action of the parts, theportions of the cloth 2-34, between the clamps 23 and 21 will be drawnback and forth on the rear or counters of the shoes.

Qimilarly the cranks 16 and 16 are connected, by means of the links 1'?and 17, to the ends and intermediate portions of the toe polishing cloth29, respectively, and open ate to draw the portions of the cloth whichlie between the clamps 28 and 28. the latter of which is carried by thelink 17", to back and forth across the toes of the two shoes of thecustomer.

Mounted on asuitable support 33 isa shaft 34, and mounted on this shaftis a belt wheel 35, the same being in line with the wheel 36 to bedriven by the belt 37, said wheel 36 being mounted on the shaft 13,adjacent the wheel 31. On the shaft 13, out wardly of the wheel 31, is acrank handle 38, by means of which the shafts 12 and 13 may be drivenmanually. If, however, the shafts are to be driven by motive power, theshaft 34 constitutes the crank shaft of the engine 39. A belt shiftingdevice 40 is mounted for shifting the belt 37.

Each of the shafts 12 and 13 is divided at the center, and located atsuch points are the clutches 4:1 and 412, shift-able by means of thelevers a3 and 44;, whereby when only a por tion of the apparatus isneeded, the other portion may be thrown out of gear and remain idle.

What is claimed is:

1. A shoe polishing machine including drive shafts, foot rests,polishing cloths, and means on the shafts and operatively connected withthe ends and intermediate portions of the cloths for simultaneouslydrawing the cloths backwardly and forwardly acrossapair of shoes on thefoot rests.

2(Ashoe polishing machine including a pair of drive shafts, oppositelydirected cranks onthe shafts, longitudinal supports between the shafts,brackets on the supports, polishing cloths, and pitmen connected withthe cranks and the ends and intermediate portions of the cloths, andslidable through the brackets to reciprocate the cloths across a pair ofshoes.

3. A shoe polishing machine including a pair of drive shafts each havingoppositely directed cranks, longitudinal support-s between the shafts,brackets on the supports, pitmen connected with the cranks, linksconnected with the pitm'en and slidable through the brackets, polishingcloths, and clamps on the links, connected with the ends andintermediate portions of the cloths.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses. I

SOLOMON M. BLUNT. Witnesses: V

W. P. SMITH, PAUL Conn.

